Elise Simone Ashton ( Norwood, born 18 June 1981) is an Australian former

water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

player. She was captain of the

Australia women's national water polo team The Australia national women's water polo team represents Australia in women's international water polo competitions and is controlled by Water Polo Australia. It was one of the most successful women's water polo teams in the world. It is curr ...

. She is a right-handed utility and played her 100th international game on 20 August 2005 against the Netherlands during the FINA World League Final series in Kirishi, Russia. Elise Ashton played for

Sydney University The University of Sydney (USYD) is a public university, public research university in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in both Australia and Oceania. One of Australia's six sandstone universities, it was one of the ...

teams beginning at age 13 years ol.d She was a member of national and New South Wales junior teams before being selected for the senior team in 2001. Her achievements include a gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Championships, Manchester, England and 4th place at the

2004 Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

, Athens, Greece.

Personal life

Elise is the fifth of the six daughters of Pam and Russell Norwood. Her other sisters are all accomplished in their own fields, including veterinary practices, school teaching, medical practices, and community service. In 2005, she married Chris Ashton. The couple have two children.

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* * * 1981 births Living people Australian female water polo players Olympic water polo players for Australia Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportswomen from New South Wales Water polo players from Sydney 21st-century Australian sportswomen {{Australia-waterpolo-bio-stub